Galliford Try (GFRD) Competitors

Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, GFRD or HILS?

Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFRD or HILS more profitable?

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 32.22% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galliford Try	2.04%	32.22%	2.22%
Hill & Smith	9.23%	17.39%	10.01%

Is GFRD or HILS a better dividend stock?

Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Galliford Try pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GFRD or HILS?

50.2% of Galliford Try shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Galliford Try shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GFRD or HILS?

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 4 more articles in the media than Galliford Try. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hill & Smith and 1 mentions for Galliford Try. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Galliford Try's score of 0.00 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Galliford Try	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hill & Smith	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GFRD or HILS?

Galliford Try presently has a consensus target price of GBX 527.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.83%. Hill & Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 2,637.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Hill & Smith's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Galliford Try.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galliford Try	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better earnings & valuation, GFRD or HILS?

Hill & Smith has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Galliford Try. Galliford Try is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Galliford Try	£1.88B	0.27	£34.53M	£0.32	1,608.70
Hill & Smith	£864M	1.96	£77.07M	£0.99	2,130.72

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Galliford Try on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.